JEFFERSON CITY - Despite his best attempts, former Jackson County Democrat legislator Bob Stringfield continues to be ignored by Jay Nixon regarding serious Sunshine Law violations by the Jackson County Legislature. So even though Nixon said in a news release that Missourians could go to his website to report Sunshine Law abuses, Missourians must be wondering if Nixon is also ignoring their requests.

In a certified letter to Nixon sent late last week by Stringfield, the former lawmaker implored Nixon to investigate the activities of certain members of the Jackson County Legislature even though Stringfield already has spent nearly three years sending Nixon highly detailed records proving violations of the Missouri Sunshine Law.

The previous paper trail exposing Nixon’s inaction and the serious nature of the detailed Sunshine Law concerns raised by Stringfield can be found at http://www.mogop.org/media/jackson_sunshine.pdfwhile Stringfield’s latest letter can be found at http://www.mogop.org/media/stringfield2nixon.pdf

“It is clear that Democrat Bob Stringfield is the latest victim of Jay Nixon’s political application of the Sunshine Law in which he clearly is bowing to Democrat Party pressure in Jackson County by refusing to launch an investigation into the illegal activities of the Jackson County Legislature,” said Paul Sloca, communications director for the Missouri Republican Party. “This kind of politically-motivated cover up is unacceptable and runs contrary to Jay Nixon’s own self-serving statements about his so-called commitment to the Sunshine Law.”

Given his whistleblower status, Stringfield was physically and verbally abused by members of the Jackson County Legislature and even had his official office budget slashed in retaliation for his Sunshine Law concerns to pay for legal costs associated with his pursuit of the Sunshine Law against the Jackson County Legislature.